Women, both guests and members, are invited to join one of our four Presbyterian Women’s (P.W.) groups. Each group meets monthly, except during the summer. The groups (circles) meet in homes or at the church. Some of the circles have been meeting for years, but guests are always welcome. Other circles are more recent. This is a welcoming way to get to know other women, share in conversation around the Bible, and engage in missions projects.

Presbyterian Women Purpose:Forgiven and freed by God in Jesus Christ, and empowered by the Holy Spirit, we commit ourselves: to nurture our faith through prayer and Bible study, to support the mission of the church worldwide, to work for justice and peace, and to build an inclusive, caring community of women that strengthens the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) and witness to the promise of God’s kingdom.

The PW Circles at St. Paul’s are:

Martha Circle:Meets 2nd Thursday, 10:00 a.m., Fellowship Hall for public luncheon set-up. Hosts the luncheon and the meeting follows, about 12:45 pm..The ladies of Martha Circle include women who are home during the day, prefer daytime meetings and enjoy serving through the ministry of the monthly Public Luncheon. The circle is in charge of preparing, setting up for and serving the Luncheon. The food for the luncheon is supplemented with food from the other circles and attended by church members and outsiders. The cost of the luncheon if you do not bring a dish is a $4.00 donation, $1.00 donation if you brought a dish. Meetings and devotions take place after luncheon clean-up. Shirley Stack is the devotions chairwoman. If you feel fulfilled in serving others through the practical ministry of food, this is the circle for you!

Dorcas Circle:Meets 1st Monday, 7:30 p.m., Various HomesDorcas Circle includes many women with grown children. They are looking for members who desire to participate in circle responsibilities and activities, which include caring outreach to their “adopted” shut-ins (through gifts, cards and visits) as well as normal circle participation. The May “meeting” is a lunch outing-great fun! Great refreshments are always included.

Esther Circle: Meets 1st Tuesday, 1:30 p.m., St. Paul’s Library All members of the Circle are retirees. We always enjoy being together. We welcome any new ladies. This year we will be studying a Max Lucado book with Marian Mumie as devotional leader. In June we take ourselves out to lunch!

Lydia Circle: Meets 1st Tuesday, 7:30 p.m., Various HomesLots of choir members and teachers belong to Lydia Circle- but that’s not a requirement for membership. In other ways, Lydia Circle is diverse with a wide range of ages and interests. If you want a large, diverse, happy group, this may be the circle for you. The devotional is led by different members of the group. Lydia circle has hosted a couple of Fellowship hours and is actively involved in all PW activities. Our June “meeting” is a dinner out together.